Former Jefferson police chief indicted

A former northeast Georgia police chief has been indicted on charges of theft and invasion of privacy. The indictment handed down by a Jackson County grand jury against Darren Glenn is the result of a two-year investigation into claims of corruption and using police resources for personal profit. Glenn was fired as police chief of Jefferson in June of 2006. Glenn faces 30 counts in all--charges including using professional access to illegally check information on people, and using a city vehicle while working for his wife's private detective company.

Grand jury indictment in bribery of former school official

A federal grand jury has charged an owner of a computer technology company with conspiracy and bribery of a former Atlanta school official.

R. Clay Harris of Fairburn is accused of paying more than 230-thousand dollars to Arthur Scott, a former technology director of Atlanta Public Schools. In May, Scott pleaded guilty to accepting over 300-thousand dollars in bribes--he’s agreed to help the government in return for a reduced sentence.

The grand jury alleges that Harris’ company, Multimedia Communications Services, collected more than 11 million dollars from 2000-2002 with the help of Scott. Money collected was through the federal E-rate program. There was no competitive bidding for the program, which gives schools and libraries money to set-up high speed internet.